Another Hostile Takeover

Another Hostile Takeover
Studio album by Hanoi Rocks
Released	30 March 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Glam punk, hard rock
Label	Major Leidén Productions
Producer	The Muddy Twins (Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy)
Hanoi Rocks chronology
Twelve Shots on the Rocks (2003) Another Hostile Takeover (2005) Street Poetry (2007)
Singles from Another Hostile Takeover
"Back in Yer Face" Released: September 3rd, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Another Hostile Takeover is the seventh studio album by the Finnish rock band Hanoi Rocks, released in 2005. This was the second album, of the "reborn" Hanoi Rocks of the new millennium. When it was released, critics praised the album, but fan reactions were mixed.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	0:05
2.	"Back in Yer Face"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:34
3.	"Insert I"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	0:15
4.	"Hurt"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:53
5.	"The Devil in You"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, DJ Alimo, DJ Control	3:34
6.	"Love"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	2:33
7.	"Talk to the Hand"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:38
8.	"Eternal Optimist"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:30
9.	"Insert II"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	0:05
10.	"No Compromise, No Regrets"	Michael Monroe, Wilder	4:00
11.	"Reggae Rocker"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe, DJ Alimo, DJ Control	4:18
12.	"You Make the Earth Move"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:34
13.	"Insert III"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	0:10
14.	"Better High"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	3:20
15.	"Dear Miss Lonely Hearts"	Jimmy Bain, Phil Lynott	3:27
16.	"Insert IV"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	0:12
17.	"Center of My Universe"	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	4:46

Japanese edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
18.	"Heaven Is Gonna Be Empty" (Japanese bonustrack)	Andy McCoy, Michael Monroe	2:41

Personnel

Hanoi Rocks

• Michael Monroe – lead vocals, harmonica, saxophone, guitars, keyboards, bass, castanet, percussion, Jew's harp, drums
• Andy McCoy – lead, rhythm, acoustic and 12-string guitars, backing vocals, bouzouki, mandolin, clavinet
• Conny Bloom – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Andy Christell – bass, backing vocals
• Lacu – drums, percussion

Additional musician

• Eepo Mänty-Sorvari – drums on track 15

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2]	5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[3]	51

References

1. Prato, Greg. Another Hostile Takeover at AllMusic
2. "Hanoi Rocks: Another Hostile Takeover" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
3. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.